Detachable heel.



A. W. GARLSON. v

DETACHABLE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1911.

1,000,894. Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

INVENTOR WITNESSES T 1775./:0rw1 fink/ aw? A w ArTomvEi's STS ANDREW W. CARLSON, Q F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

DETACHABLE' HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

Application filed Tliarch 2, 1911. Serial No. 611,785.

To all whom ti may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Spokane, in the county of Spokane 'and S ate of WVashington, have invented a it may be securely held in position on the heel of a boot or shoe, a rubber heel being provided with an extending engaging means whereby it may be'positioned on the heel of the boot or shoe.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the class specified which shall consist of the fewest possible parts, and which shall be efficient; in its use, and which may be produced at a low cost.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the heel in position, together with the fastening means at; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view I of the rubber heel in position on the shoe;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view extending transversely of the heel; Fig. 4 is a perspective showing the rubber heel; Fig. 5is-a perspective of the fastening means. 7

The heel is made of a piece of rubber 1 havthe outline of the ordinary boot or shoe heel,

- being provided atone end with the lip-standing integrally projecting part 2, adapted to engage the inner portion 3 of a shoe heel 4. The lower surface of preferably provided with a series of corrugations 5, whereby slipping may be prevented when the device is in use. p

The fastening means comprises a bent member 6 having inwardly extending por- WV. CAnLsoN,

the rubber heel is tions 7 and 8, this member being formed of resilient metal.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2,

the rubber heel is placed in position by bringing the up-standing portion 2 thereon snugly against the inner portion 3 of the boot heel and then passing the fastening member 6 around the rubber heel and a-- ortion of the shoe heel, the inwardly exten ing portions 7 and 8 firmly engaging the pro-- 1' ecting portion 2 of the rubbenheel whereby this heel will be firmly held in position.

The member 6, by reason of its resiliency,

will firmly engage the boot heel and also.

the rubber heel and movement of the one with respect to the other is thereby prevented. The lower edge of this fastening member may lie in the same plane 'as the lower face of the rubber heel, as shown in -Fig. 2, of itmay be placed farther up on theheel thereby'leaving an exposed portion of the rubber between the ground and the lower edge of the fastening member.

My device is particularly adaptable for use in those cases where a person may desire the advantages of a rubber heel at sometime during the day and may desire to remove the rubber heel at a later time.

It is obvious that the rubber heel may be made in various sizes and various shapes to fit different shoes or boots and a number. of the heels may be sold separately and apart from the fastening mer bers so that a worn heel may be replaced by a new one.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A detachable rubber heel for engagement with a boot or shoe, comprising a rubber heel portion having a part integral thereprovided with the projecting part, the major name to this specification in the presence of portion of the said fastening member being two subscribing Witnesses. adapted for enga ement With the rubber heel and the heel 0 the bootor shoe whereby ANDREW O v i 5 the rubber heel is firmly held in position, Witnesses:

thereon. LOUIS ERiCKSON; In testimonywhereqf I have signed my ERICK OARLSON.- 

